Posted on 02/09/2005 9:49:13 PM PST by jb6
Shattering a relative calm surrounding the Sharm el-Sheikh summit, Palestinians fired 17 mortar shells in the Gaza Strip early on Monday, most of them exploding near Neve Dekalim settlement.
A number of the shells fell in Palestinian areas of the Strip.
No injuries were immediately reported, but one of the houses in the settlement sustained damage.
The salvo was one of the heaviest mortar barrages since Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas reached an accord on January 22, under which militants would curb their activities, unless Israel resumed military operations in the territories.
Following the early morning attack, IDF forces returned fire at the presumed locations from which the mortars were fired.
Earlier Thursday, IDF soldiers arrested two Fatah militants in the West Bank city of Nablus. The militants led the troops to an armed explosive device they had planted nearby.
Hamas man is killed in 'work accident' A Hamas militant was killed and two hurt in an incident in Khan Yunis Wednesday. IDF sources said the man may have been killed during a "work accident" while preparing explosives. Palestinian sources said it was a failed attempt to fire mortar shells at Gush Katif.
Near the settlement of Atzmona in southern Gush Katif, soldiers opened fire at a group of four men who came within 70 meters of the fence surrounding the settlement. One person was severly injured.
The Erez checkpoint will open Thursday for the first time in weeks. Israel will allow some 1,000 workers and several hundred business people to enter Israel.
The Karni crossing, which opened early in the week, is working part-time because of warnings that groups intend to carry out an attack there. There was a shooting incident at the settlement of Kadim, east of Jenin. No one was hurt.
Near Budrus, west of Ramallah, an Israeli citizen who was working on the separation fence was slightly wounded by a rock thrown by a Palestinian. The IDF arrested a wanted Fatah militant in Tubas, in the northern Jordan Valley.
at least it looked good in the news that there might be peace. oh well, back to the bull dozers and gun ships.
It can still last if Abbas sends PA troops in and cleans house giving no quarter.
That was quick.
"Palestinians fired 17 mortar shells in the Gaza Strip early on Monday..."
I believe there is a strong possibility Al-Qaida operatives or even Baathists would do something like this. Peace with Israel is not anything they would be interested in seeing.
There have been attacks against Israel all day today apparently.
What just flew by my window? A FLOCK OF PIGS??? WOW!
Your post comes across as so sincere that I could possibly mistake you for being a complete jackass.
I know you were just being sarcastic though.....
Not to worry. The left wing Jews in Israel think the settlers deserve a good ass whoppin' anyway.
Nor would Hamas, Islamic Jihad, or Hezbollah. ......and those terrorist orgs are the far more likely culprits.
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